Moroccan Darija for “four”
/reb-3a/
ربعة
3ndi rb3a d lkhout.
I have four siblings.
Latin Darija has several accepted writing styles. You may see this word written as:
These spellings refer to the same word. In chat writing, 3, 7, and 9 commonly represent ع, ح, and ق. Vowels and sh/ch can also vary. You can search using any spelling listed here.
Say rb3a (ربعة) for “four” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /reb-3a/. It is a numeral. In a natural conversation, you can say “3ndi rb3a d lkhout.”, meaning “I have four siblings.” The French equivalent is quatre.
Rb3a d nnas f ttomobil.
ربعة د الناس ف الطوموبيل.
Four people in the car. · Quatre personnes dans la voiture.
Ssa3a rb3a.
الساعة ربعة.
It's four o'clock. · Il est quatre heures.
3tini rb3a d lkhobzat.
عطيني ربعة د الخبزات.
Give me four loaves. · Donne-moi quatre pains.
A common construction with numbers three to ten is the full number + 'd' (or 'dyal') + a definite plural noun: 'rb3a d lktoba' (four books). Some common nouns also take a short number form directly: 'rb3 snin' (four years). 'Lkhout' can mean brothers or siblings, depending on context. Wednesday is 'larb3'.
| English | four |
|---|---|
| French | quatre |
| Spanish | cuatro |
| Italian | quattro |
| German | vier |
| Portuguese | quatro |
| Dutch | vier |
| Turkish | dört |
rb3a (ربعة) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "four" in English and "quatre" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the numbers category.
A natural example is “3ndi rb3a d lkhout.” It means “I have four siblings.”
Rb3a is pronounced /reb-3a/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written ربعة (with vowel marks: رَبْعَة).
A common construction with numbers three to ten is the full number + 'd' (or 'dyal') + a definite plural noun: 'rb3a d lktoba' (four books). Some common nouns also take a short number form directly: 'rb3 snin' (four years). 'Lkhout' can mean brothers or siblings, depending on context. Wednesday is 'larb3'.